NEET PG 2026 Counselling Seat Matrix: PDF, College-Wise, Course-Wise & Category-Wise Seats

The NEET PG counselling 2026 seat matrix is one of the most important documents for candidates preparing their choice-filling strategy. It shows the postgraduate courses and the number of seats available across medical colleges and institutions for the academic year 2026-27.

The latest NMC PG seat matrix lists 58,468 postgraduate seats across 59 courses and 638 medical institutions. The data covers government, private and deemed institutions.

Candidates should use the NEET PG 2026 seat matrix along with their rank, preferred specialty, category and applicable counselling rules before preparing their choices.

NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix: Latest Updates

The National Medical Commission published the Seat Matrix for Postgraduate (PG) seats for the Academic Year 2026-27 as on 29 September 2026. 

NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix PDF Download

The official NMC website has published the NEET PG 2026 seat matrix PDF for postgraduate seats for AY 2026-27. Candidates can use the NMC PDF to check details such as:

• Medical college or institution

• Postgraduate course

• Number of approved seats

• Institution-level seat information

How to Download the Official Seat Matrix 2026

Candidates can download the latest NEET PG 2026 seat matrix PDF from the NMC website by following these steps:

1. Visit the official National Medical Commission (NMC) website.

2. Open the What's New or relevant postgraduate information section.

3. Look for the notice titled “Seat Matrix for Postgraduate (PG) seats for the Academic Year 2026-27 as on 29.09.2026.”

4. Open the PDF document.

5. Download and save the file for reference during NEET PG counselling.

Official MCC 2026 Seat Matrix and Notices

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is responsible for conducting the online counselling process for the applicable All India Quota postgraduate medical seats and other seats covered under its counselling framework. MCC maintains a separate PG Medical Counselling page and publishes counselling-related notices, seat updates and other instructions.

There is an important distinction between the NMC and MCC matrices:

• NMC seat matrix: Provides the postgraduate seat information associated with medical colleges and courses.

• MCC counselling seat matrix: Used during MCC counselling to show seats available in a particular counselling round, along with the applicable quota, category and institute details.

NMC College and Postgraduate Seat Information

The National Medical Commission (NMC) is the official regulatory body responsible for overseeing medical education in India. Candidates can use the official NMC College and Course Search 

 to verify whether a medical college offers a particular postgraduate course, along with its annual intake and recognition status. The NMC also publishes postgraduate seat matrices with college-wise and course-wise seat information for the relevant academic year. 

Note: NMC seat information should not be confused with the counselling authority’s seat matrix, which determines the seats included in a particular counselling process or round. Candidates should check the latest MCC or respective state counselling seat matrix before filling in their choices.

NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix: Course-Wise Seat Availability

The reference NEET PG 2026 seat matrix contains a wide range of MD, MS and diploma courses. Based on the uploaded NMC seat matrix, the courses with the highest number of seats include:

NEET PG 2026 College-Wise Seat Matrix

Candidates can compare seat availability across colleges and courses to shortlist options during counselling. Always check the latest MCC or state counselling seat matrix for round-specific seat availability.

NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix: Institutional Category-Wise Seats

The NEET PG 2026 seat matrix categorises postgraduate seats by institutional type, including government, private, and deemed medical colleges.

State-Wise Distribution of NEET PG 2026 Seats

The reference NEET PG 2026 seat matrix shows variations in postgraduate seat availability across 33 states and Union Territories. The following table presents the total PG seats listed for each state/UT in the reference dataset.

How to Use the NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix for Choice Filling

The NEET PG counselling 2026 seat matrix should be used as a starting point for building and refining your choice list.

First, identify the specialties you are interested in and check how many seats exist across colleges. A branch with more seats may have options across a larger number of institutions, while a specialty with fewer seats may require a broader college preference list.

Next, shortlist colleges based on your rank, preferred specialty, location, college type and applicable eligibility conditions.

You should then check the relevant quota and category information in the latest MCC or state counselling matrix. The NMC seat matrix alone does not tell you whether a particular seat will be available under your exact counselling category.

Before locking choices, cross-check:

1. College

2. Course 

3. Seat count 

4. Quota 

5. Category 

6. Counselling authority 

7. Current round

This is particularly important because seats can be added, withdrawn, modified or carried forward between counselling rounds.

The best use of the matrix is therefore not simply to count seats, but to understand which college-course combinations are available and then match those options with your actual counselling eligibility.